12-letter words containing o, p, t, i, m, u
- multipurpose — able to be used for several purposes: a multipurpose lawn spray.
- neurotropism — the quality of being neurotropic.
- opium addict — someone who is addicted to the dried juice extracted from the unripe seed capsules of the opium poppy
- outcompeting — to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in a race; to compete in business.
- overmultiply — to increase too much or too often
- periodontium — the bone, connective tissue, and gum surrounding and supporting a tooth.
- periostracum — the external, chitinlike covering of the shell of certain mollusks that protects the limy portion from acids.
- picture mold — a molding near a ceiling from which pictures can be suspended.
- piet-my-vrou — a cuckoo, Notococcyx solitarius, having a red breast
- pityrosporum — a genus of fungi that live on the skin, esp that of the scalp and face, present in conditions such as dandruff and dermatitis
- pneumocystis — any protozoan of the genus Pneumocystis, esp P. carinii, which is a cause of pneumonia in people whose immune defences have been lowered by drugs or a disease
- pneumotropic — directed toward or having an affinity for lung tissue.
- poète maudit — a poet who receives insufficient recognition in his or her own time
- postliminium — postliminy.
- postliminous — occurring after; subsequent
- poststimulus — of, relating to, or occurring in the period following the administering of a stimulus
- promulgation — to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.).
- promuscidate — shaped like a proboscis
- proprio motu — by one's own volition; on one's own initiative.
- protactinium — a radioactive, metallic element. Symbol: Pa; atomic number: 91.
- prothalamium — prothalamion.
- pseudonymity — pseudonymous character.
- puerto limon — Limón (def 2).
- pumice stone — abrasive stone used for exfoliating
- pumice-stone — Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- reassumption — the act or process of reassuming something
- repositorium — a place for the storage of valuables, as in an ancient Roman temple or a church.
- slumpflation — a situation in which economic depression is combined with increasing inflation
- suction pump — a pump for raising water or other fluids by suction, consisting essentially of a vertical cylinder in which a piston works up and down, both the cylinder and the pump having valves that control the flow of the fluid.
- to jump bail — If a prisoner jumps bail, he or she does not come back for his or her trial after being released on bail.
- to pump iron — If someone pumps iron, they exercise by lifting weights using special machines.
- transumption — an act of metaphorical transference
- uncomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- undiplomatic — of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- unimportance — a lack of importance
- unimportuned — without being forced or impelled
- unoptimistic — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.